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An ugly situation for Purdue University is not getting any less ugly after a report was released on Friday regarding the mishandled forced retirement of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne's former chancellor. Michael Wartell was forced to retire in 2011 and filed a lawsuit against the...

State school superintendent Glenda Ritz (WIBC.com file photo) As Republicans move toward a final version of a bill removing one of state school superintendent Glenda Ritz's responsibilities, Democrats say the debate could benefit Ritz and other Democrats in next year's election...

This week's vote in the Indiana House on repealing the common construction wage would roll back a law with its roots in the Great Depression. "Prevailing wage" laws require that building-trades workers on government projects receive the average wage for their specialty. Indiana...

IMPD has identified the suspect that was shot and killed in an officer involved shooting on Indianapolis' east side Saturday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 1800 block of Heather Court inside a home where dispatch had received a call from inside the home. The caller did...

If you're waking up this morning to more snow than you left last night, don't be surprised. Central and South Central Indiana continues to see the effects of a winter storm warning this morning. In Indianappolis areas have already had roughly 5 inches of snow. The National...

(photo courtesy IFD) Indianapolis firefighters had a busy afternoon Friday battling four fires in five hours. The first fire was reported around 1:15 at an apartment building in the 2700 block of Country Estates Drive on the city's south side. Four units were affected but only...

Jeffrey and Ashley Wilkins (photos courtesy RTV6) A Greencastle couple face charges after allegedly giving alcohol to their two young kids. Jeffrey Wilkins, 42, and Ashley Wilkins, 22, are charged with child neglect and furnishing alcohol to a minor after Department of Child...

An IMPD officer was arrested Friday on several felony charges including attempted murder. Detectives with IMPD's Special Investigation Unit arrested Officer Justin Beaton, 32, on preliminary felony charges of attempted murder, domestic battery in the physical presence of a child...

John and Lavonne Kelley (file photos courtesy IMPD) An Indianapolis couple accused of neglecting their 18-year-old daughter, leading to her death, pleaded not guilty in court Friday. Lavonne Kelley, 40, and her husband John, 51, are charged with neglect of a dependent resulting...